OverviewElement has an opportunity for an
Electrical Engineer to join our team of testing experts in the greater Atlanta area. This engineer would support third-party testing of state-of-the-art energy storage devices including lithium-based and other chemistries, polymer, prismatic, and cylindrical form factors including cells, batteries, and modules. The types of tests include performance, reliability, cycle life, safety / abuse tests, as well as custom tests to serve our customers' needs for battery testing across the entire supply chain.
As a member of the operations team, the Battery Testing Engineer position performs a variety of routine and non-routine testing assignments within the Battery department by delivering assigned projects, ensuring timely and accurate test results for our customers under minimal direct supervision.
Responsibilities- Plan and execute electrical testing of batteries with minimal supervision.
- Develop procedures and perform testing to industry standards such as UL 1642, UL 2054, IEC 62133, UN 38.3, and customer specifications.
- Operate electrical instrumentation including load banks, power supplies, current / power meters, data acquisition units, and automated battery testers.
- Manage equipment to subject batteries to stresses including electrical, thermal, pressure, humidity, vibration, shock, crush, nail penetration, etc.
- Develop innovative testing technologies and methodologies to accommodate novel batteries and support unique test requests.
- Identify and diagnose test anomalies, failures, or errors through engineering analyses of collected data.
- Simultaneously manage multiple projects, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of testing data to customers.
- Lead technical problem-solving activities, utilizing both internal knowledge and industry resources to resolve complex issues.
- Direct and mentor less experienced engineers and technicians as required
Skills / Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience with plotting, reviewing, and analyzing test data
- Solid fundamentals in areas like power electronics, energy systems, or high-voltage design
- BMS (battery management system) knowledge a plus
- Programming / Scripting experience required; direct experience with battery cycler programming preferred
- Experience with SMBUS, power supplies, oscilloscopes, loads, battery cyclers is a plus
- Previous testing services experience preferred
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